An archaeology of improvement in rural Massachusetts : landscapes of profit and betterment at the dawn of the 19th century /: landscapes of profit and betterment at the dawn of the 19th century. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Quentin P. Lewis.
• Authors: Lewis, Quentin P
• Contents: Preface -- Part 1: Improvement as archaeological subject -- Chapter 1: Rural Life and Historical Archaeology -- Chapter 2: Improvement, Capitalism, and Landscape Change -- Part 2: Improving New England at the dawn of the 19th century -- Chapter 3: Rural New England in Time and Place -- Chapter 4: Improvement and Agriculture in Massachusetts at the dawn of the 19th century -- Chapter 5: Excavating the Yeoman: Materializing the idealized people and landscapes of Improvement literature -- Chapter 6: The E.H. Williams House -- Chapter 7: The Logic of Improvement in the Williams Yard -- Chapter 8: Manuring and the political economy of Improvement -- Chapter 9: Conclusion -- Appendix: The archaeology of the EH Williams House.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer Science + Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.1/412; Social sciences; Rural development -- Massachusetts -- 19th century; Archaeology -- Massachusetts -- 19th century; Agricultural innovations -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Massachusetts; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Rural; Agricultural innovations; Agriculture -- Economic aspects; Archaeology; Rural conditions; Rural development; Archaeology; Archaeology; Massachusetts -- Rural conditions -- 19th century; New England -- Rural conditions -- 19th century; Massachusetts; New England; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319221052; 3319221051
• Related ISBNs: 9783319221045; 3319221043
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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